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前門拒虎,後門進狼


前门拒虎,后门进狼

qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng
    qian2 men2 ju4 hu3 , hou4 men2 jin4 lang2
ch`ien men chü hu , hou men chin lang
    chien men chü hu , hou men chin lang
to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another

Variations:
勿体ぶる
勿体振る

 mottaiburu
    もったいぶる
(v5r,vi) (kana only) to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity

Variations:
十八番
御箱

 ohako; juuhachiban(十八番)(p) / ohako; juhachiban(十八番)(p)
    おはこ; じゅうはちばん(十八番)(P)
(1) one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte; (2) (じゅうはちばん only) No. 18; eighteenth; (3) (じゅうはちばん only) (abbreviation) (See 歌舞伎十八番) repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

千軍易得,一將難求


千军易得,一将难求

qiān jun yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
    qian1 jun1 yi4 de2 , yi1 jiang4 nan2 qiu2
ch`ien chün i te , i chiang nan ch`iu
    chien chün i te , i chiang nan chiu
Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)

千里之行,始於足下


千里之行,始于足下

qiān lǐ zhī xíng , shǐ yú zú xià
    qian1 li3 zhi1 xing2 , shi3 yu2 zu2 xia4
ch`ien li chih hsing , shih yü tsu hsia
    chien li chih hsing , shih yü tsu hsia
lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step; fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one

Variations:
半跏趺坐
半跏趺座

 hankafuza
    はんかふざ
(See 結跏趺坐・けっかふざ) half lotus position (meditation posture); sitting with one foot placed on the opposite thigh

単精度浮動小数点数

see styles
 tanseidofudoushousuutensuu / tansedofudoshosutensu
    たんせいどふどうしょうすうてんすう
{comp} single precision floating point number

Variations:
厨子
廚子(oK)

 zushi
    ずし
(1) miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); (2) (See 厨子棚) cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (3) (See 厨子甕) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)

Variations:
厨子
廚子(sK)

 zushi
    ずし
(1) miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); (2) (See 厨子棚) cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (3) (See 厨子甕) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)

Variations:
取っとき
取っ置き

 tottoki
    とっとき
(adj-no,n) (1) (kana only) reserve; spare; (adj-no,n) (2) (kana only) treasured; valued; (adj-no,n) (3) (kana only) (See とっておき・1) (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

Variations:
口に合う
口にあう

 kuchiniau
    くちにあう
(exp,v5u) to be palatable; to suit one's taste

Variations:
口を出す
口をだす

 kuchiodasu
    くちをだす
(exp,v5s) to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

Variations:
口寂しい
口淋しい

 kuchisabishii; kuchizamishii; kuchisamishii / kuchisabishi; kuchizamishi; kuchisamishi
    くちさびしい; くちざみしい; くちさみしい
(adjective) craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth

Variations:
口減らし
口べらし

 kuchiberashi
    くちべらし
(n,vs,vi) reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)

Variations:
台詞
科白(rK)

 serifu(gikun); daishi(台詞); serifu
    せりふ(gikun); だいし(台詞); セリフ
(1) (kana only) (spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; (2) (kana only) comment; remark; phrase; words; (3) (kana only) stock phrase; set phrase; cliché; platitude

吃著碗裡,看著鍋裡


吃着碗里,看着锅里

chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ
    chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 , kan4 zhe5 guo1 li3
ch`ih che wan li , k`an che kuo li
    chih che wan li , kan che kuo li
lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom); not content with what one already has; (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye

Variations:
名声赫々
名声赫赫

 meiseikakkaku; meiseikakukaku / mesekakkaku; mesekakukaku
    めいせいかっかく; めいせいかくかく
(adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) of great renown; highly illustrious; at the zenith of one's fame

Variations:
向こう傷
向こう疵

 mukoukizu / mukokizu
    むこうきず
scar on one's forehead; frontal wound

Variations:
向付け
向付
向附

 mukouzuke / mukozuke
    むこうづけ
(1) {food} (See 懐石・1) dish placed on the far side of the serving table (kaiseki cuisine); side dishes at a banquet (e.g. sashimi, salad, vinegared dish; not rice or soup); (2) {sumo} resting one's forehead on the chest of one's opponent and grabbing his belt

君子報仇,十年不晚


君子报仇,十年不晚

jun zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn
    jun1 zi5 bao4 chou2 , shi2 nian2 bu4 wan3
chün tzu pao ch`ou , shih nien pu wan
    chün tzu pao chou , shih nien pu wan
lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom); fig. revenge is a dish best served cold

Variations:
命を張る
命をはる

 inochioharu
    いのちをはる
(exp,v5r) to put one's life on the line

Variations:
唐鋤星
犂星
参宿

 karasukiboshi; shinshuku(参宿)
    からすきぼし; しんしゅく(参宿)
(rare) (See 参・しん) Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Variations:
單槍匹馬
単槍匹馬

 tansouhitsuba / tansohitsuba
    たんそうひつば
(expression) (yoji) doing something on one's own without another's help

Variations:
噤む
鉗む(rK)

 tsugumu
    つぐむ
(transitive verb) (kana only) (usu. as 口を〜) (See 口をつぐむ) to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent

Variations:
四つ這い
四つばい

 yotsubai
    よつばい
(See 四つん這い) crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees

Variations:
国元
国許
国もと

 kunimoto
    くにもと
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace

地獄の沙汰も金次第

see styles
 jigokunosatamokaneshidai
    じごくのさたもかねしだい
(expression) (proverb) money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; money is the best lawyer in hell; even the verdict of hell is determined by money

Variations:
垂れ流し
たれ流し

 tarenagashi
    たれながし
(noun/participle) (1) incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; (noun/participle) (2) discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence

堪能(ateji)

 tannou / tanno
    たんのう
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) proficient; skilled; skillful; good; accomplished; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with); having one's fill (of)

Variations:

寝ぐら(iK)

 negura
    ねぐら
(1) (kana only) roost; nest; (2) (colloquialism) (kana only) pad; crib; one's home; sleeping place

Variations:
外目
外め(sK)

 sotome
    そとめ
(1) appearance; how one looks to others; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) towards the outside; outside part

Variations:
大勢
大ぜい

 oozei(p); taizei / ooze(p); taize
    おおぜい(P); たいぜい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) crowd of people; great number of people; (n,adv) (2) in great numbers

Variations:
大層
大そう

 taisou / taiso
    たいそう
(adverb) (1) (kana only) very; extremely; exceedingly; greatly; terribly; (adjectival noun) (2) (kana only) extreme; excessive; great many; large number of; (adjectival noun) (3) (kana only) splendid; impressive; tremendous; immense; (adjectival noun) (4) (kana only) exaggerated

大難不死,必有後福


大难不死,必有后福

dà nàn bù sǐ , bì yǒu hòu fú
    da4 nan4 bu4 si3 , bi4 you3 hou4 fu2
ta nan pu ssu , pi yu hou fu
one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)

太公釣魚,願者上鉤


太公钓鱼,愿者上钩

tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
    tai4 gong1 diao4 yu2 , yuan4 zhe3 shang4 gou1
t`ai kung tiao yü , yüan che shang kou
    tai kung tiao yü , yüan che shang kou
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose

失之東隅,收之桑榆


失之东隅,收之桑榆

shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú
    shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2
shih chih tung yü , shou chih sang yü
to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom); to compensate later for one's earlier loss; what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

如人飲水,冷暖自知


如人饮水,冷暖自知

rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī
    ru2 ren2 yin3 shui3 , leng3 nuan3 zi4 zhi1
ju jen yin shui , leng nuan tzu chih
the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within; to know best by personal experience

如何しても(rK)

 doushitemo / doshitemo
    どうしても
(exp,adv) (1) (kana only) by all means; at any cost; no matter what; at any rate; surely; (exp,adv) (2) (kana only) whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; willy-nilly; (exp,adv) (3) (kana only) (with. neg. verb) on no account; by no means; (exp,adv) (4) (kana only) in the end; in the long run; after all; eventually

如何とでも(sK)

 doutodemo / dotodemo
    どうとでも
(adverb) (kana only) whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other

Variations:
如来
如來(oK)

 nyorai
    にょらい
Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)

Variations:
妻子眷属
妻子眷族

 saishikenzoku
    さいしけんぞく
(yoji) one's wife, children, and other relations; one's whole family

婚姻要件具備証明書

see styles
 koninyoukengubishoumeisho / koninyokengubishomesho
    こんいんようけんぐびしょうめいしょ
certificate of legal capacity to contract marriage; certification of one's legal capacity to be married

Variations:
子々孫々
子子孫孫

 shishisonson; shishisonzon
    ししそんそん; ししそんぞん
(yoji) one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity

子で子にならぬ時鳥

see styles
 kodekoninaranuhototogisu
    こでこにならぬほととぎす
(expression) (idiom) (obscure) no matter how lovingly raised, a foster child is not actually one's biological child

Variations:
子子孫孫
子々孫々

 shishisonson
    ししそんそん
(yoji) one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity

Variations:
子種
子胤(rK)

 kodane
    こだね
(1) child; offspring; issue; (2) (See 精子) sperm; (one's) seed

Variations:
字詰め
字詰

 jizume
    じづめ
number of characters per line, page, etc.

Variations:
家族思い
家族想い

 kazokuomoi
    かぞくおもい
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family

Variations:
寝ぼけ声
寝惚け声

 nebokegoe
    ねぼけごえ
half-awake voice; sleepy voice; voice of when one has just woken up

寵愛昂じて尼にする

see styles
 chouaikoujiteamanisuru / choaikojiteamanisuru
    ちょうあいこうじてあまにする
(exp,vs-i) (obscure) to love one's child too much for their own good; to love one's daughter so much as to make her a nun

寵愛昂じて尼になす

see styles
 chouaikoujiteamaninasu / choaikojiteamaninasu
    ちょうあいこうじてあまになす
(exp,v5s) (idiom) (rare) to love one's child too much for their own good; to love one's daughter so much as to make her a nun

Variations:
専断
擅断(rK)

 sendan
    せんだん
(n,vs,vt,adj-na,adj-no) arbitrary decision; using one's own discretion; acting on one's own authority

Variations:
専門バカ
専門馬鹿

 senmonbaka
    せんもんばか
ignorance outside of one's own field; overspecialization; one-trick pony

Variations:
尻に敷く
尻にしく

 shirinishiku
    しりにしく
(exp,v5k) to dominate (usu. one's husband)

Variations:
尻餅
尻もち
尻餠

 shirimochi
    しりもち
(1) (See 尻餅をつく) falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; (2) mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside

Variations:
幅にする
巾にする

 habanisuru
    はばにする
(exp,vs-i) (1) (archaism) to do as one wishes; to get one's way; (exp,vs-i) (2) (archaism) to be proud; to boast

幼吾幼,以及人之幼

yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu
    you4 wu2 you4 , yi3 ji2 ren2 zhi1 you4
yu wu yu , i chi jen chih yu
to care for other's children as one's own

Variations:
座りだこ
座り胼胝

 suwaridako
    すわりだこ
(See 正座・せいざ) calluses (on one's ankles, insteps, etc.) caused by sitting seiza

Variations:
座を立つ
座を起つ

 zaotatsu
    ざをたつ
(exp,v5t) to leave one's seat

Variations:
延べ人数
のべ人数

 nobeninzuu / nobeninzu
    のべにんずう
(1) (See 延べ人員・1) total number of man-days; (2) (See 延べ人員・2) total number of people (personnel, passengers, etc.)

Variations:
弥栄
彌榮(oK)

 iyasaka; yasaka
    いやさか; やさか
(1) prosperity; prospering; flourishing; (interjection) (2) best of luck; all the best; hurray; hoorah

Variations:
弱りきる
弱り切る

 yowarikiru
    よわりきる
(v5r,vi) (1) to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; (v5r,vi) (2) to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by); to be fed up (with)

Variations:
弾き歌い
弾き唄い

 hikiutai
    ひきうたい
singing while playing (the guitar, piano, etc.); singing to one's own accompaniment

Variations:
後が無い
後がない

 atoganai
    あとがない
(exp,adj-i) (idiom) having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance

得道多助,失道寡助

dé dào duō zhù , shī dào guǎ zhù
    de2 dao4 duo1 zhu4 , shi1 dao4 gua3 zhu4
te tao to chu , shih tao kua chu
A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)

Variations:
御国自慢
お国自慢

 okunijiman
    おくにじまん
boasting of one's hometown

Variations:
復唱
復誦(rK)

 fukushou / fukusho
    ふくしょう
(noun, transitive verb) reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)

Variations:
心底
真底(rK)

 shinsoko; shintei / shinsoko; shinte
    しんそこ; しんてい
(1) bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; real intentions; (adverb) (2) (しんそこ only) from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly; sincerely

Variations:
心身一如
身心一如

 shinshinichinyo; shinjinichinyo
    しんしんいちにょ; しんじんいちにょ
(yoji) body and mind as one; mind-body unity

Variations:
怒り出す
怒りだす

 okoridasu; ikaridasu
    おこりだす; いかりだす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out

Variations:
思い立つ
思いたつ

 omoitatsu
    おもいたつ
(transitive verb) to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind

Variations:
恩がある
恩が有る

 ongaaru / ongaru
    おんがある
(exp,v5r-i) to be in one's debt

Variations:
息を継ぐ
息をつぐ

 ikiotsugu
    いきをつぐ
(exp,v5g) (1) to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; (exp,v5g) (2) to take a rest; to take a break

Variations:
意匠惨憺
意匠惨澹

 ishousantan / ishosantan
    いしょうさんたん
(yoji) taxing one's ingenuity in devising something; agonizing over designing or creating something; making strenuous efforts to devise good ways and means to do something

Variations:
愛し合う
愛しあう

 aishiau
    あいしあう
(Godan verb with "u" ending) (1) to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; (Godan verb with "u" ending) (2) to have sex; to make love

成也蕭何,敗也蕭何


成也萧何,败也萧何

chéng yě xiāo hé , bài yě xiāo hé
    cheng2 ye3 xiao1 he2 , bai4 ye3 xiao1 he2
ch`eng yeh hsiao ho , pai yeh hsiao ho
    cheng yeh hsiao ho , pai yeh hsiao ho
lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1]; fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor

戴くものは夏も小袖

see styles
 itadakumonohanatsumokosode
    いただくものはなつもこそで
(expression) (idiom) taking whatever one can get one's hands on; being greedy; accepting a padded silk sleeve even in summer

Variations:
手がない
手が無い

 teganai
    てがない
(exp,adj-i) (1) (idiom) not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; (exp,adj-i) (2) (idiom) having nothing one can do about something; having no options; (exp,adj-i) (3) (idiom) (after neg. verb) no reason not to ...; can't afford not to; why don't you?

Variations:
手に取る
手にとる

 tenitoru
    てにとる
(exp,v5r) to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

手の届かないところ

see styles
 tenotodokanaitokoro
    てのとどかないところ
(expression) (a place) out of one's reach

Variations:
手を出す
手をだす

 teodasu
    てをだす
(exp,v5s) (1) to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; (exp,v5s) (2) (idiom) to get involved in; to make a move on; (exp,v5s) (3) (idiom) to strike; to beat; to hit; (exp,v5s) (4) (idiom) to steal; to rob; to take; (exp,v5s) (5) (idiom) to seduce (a woman); to lay hands on

Variations:
手を引く
手をひく

 teohiku
    てをひく
(exp,v5k) (1) to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; (exp,v5k) (2) to lead by the hand

Variations:
手一杯
手いっぱい

 teippai / teppai
    ていっぱい
(noun or adjectival noun) having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit

Variations:
手弄り
手まさぐり

 temasaguri
    てまさぐり
(noun/participle) (1) playing with something with one's fingers; (noun/participle) (2) searching with one's fingers (e.g. in the dark)

Variations:
手抜き
手抜

 tenuki
    てぬき
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) intentional negligence; (n,vs,vi) (3) {go} tenuki; making a move which is not a direct counter to one's opponent's last move

Variations:
手持ち
手持

 temochi
    てもち
(adj-no,n) (1) in hand; on hand; on one; in stock; in store; (can act as adjective) (2) handheld

Variations:
手洗い
手洗

 tearai
    てあらい
(1) washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; (2) (See お手洗い) restroom; lavatory; toilet; (3) hand-washing (laundry, etc.)

Variations:
手鼻
手洟(rK)

 tebana
    てばな
blowing one's nose with one's fingers

Variations:
打たせ湯
うたせ湯

 utaseyu
    うたせゆ
stream of water cascading onto one's back (in an onsen); pelting water; waterfall shower

打ち噛ます(rK)

 buchikamasu
    ぶちかます
(v5s,vi) (1) (kana only) {sumo} to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; (v5s,vi) (2) (kana only) to punch hard; to hit hard

Variations:
打ち所
打ちどころ

 uchidokoro
    うちどころ
spot (where one was hit)

打っちゃり(rK)

 ucchari
    うっちゃり
(1) (kana only) {sumo} backward pivot throw; technique of leaning back and carrying one's opponent round and out of the ring; (2) (kana only) turning the tables (on someone) at the last moment; last-minute reversal of fortunes

打っ付ける(rK)

 buttsukeru
    ぶっつける
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) (See ぶつける・1) to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to knock; to run (into); to crash (into); (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to throw (at); to fling (at); to hurl (at); (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings); to throw (a question at someone); (transitive verb) (4) (kana only) to pit (someone) against; to set against; to match against; to put up against

Variations:
托卵
託卵(iK)

 takuran
    たくらん
(noun/participle) brood parasitism (planting one's eggs in another bird's nest, as demonstrated by the cuckoo, etc.)

Variations:
抱腹絶倒
捧腹絶倒

 houfukuzettou / hofukuzetto
    ほうふくぜっとう
(n,vs,vi,adj-no) (yoji) laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter

Variations:
押し頂く
押し戴く

 oshiitadaku / oshitadaku
    おしいただく
(transitive verb) to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head

Variations:
担い
荷い
荷ない

 ninai
    にない
(1) carrying (on one's shoulder); bearing; shouldering; taking responsibility for; (2) (abbreviation) (See 担い桶) bucket carried on either end of a pole

Variations:
拳々服膺
拳拳服膺

 kenkenfukuyou / kenkenfukuyo
    けんけんふくよう
(noun/participle) (yoji) firmly bear in mind; have something engraved on one's mind (heart)

Variations:
持ち家
持家

 mochiie(p); mochiya / mochie(p); mochiya
    もちいえ(P); もちや
one's (own) house

Variations:
持ち株
持株

 mochikabu
    もちかぶ
stock holdings; one's shares

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



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